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Eyes on with the Optoma HD28HDR projector

A bit of HDR, a lot of brightness.

Geoffrey Morrison
Geoffrey Morrison is a writer/photographer about tech and travel for CNET, The New York Times, and other web and print publications. He's also the Editor-at-Large for The Wirecutter. He has written for Sound&Vision magazine, Home Theater magazine, and was the Editor-in-Chief of Home Entertainment magazine. He is NIST and ISF trained, and has a degree in Television/Radio from Ithaca College. His bestselling novel, Undersea, and its sequel, Undersea Atrophia, are available in paperback and digitally on Amazon. He spends most of the year as a digital nomad, living and working while traveling around the world. You can follow his travels at BaldNomad.com and on his YouTube channel.
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Optoma HD28HDR

Optoma's HD28HDR is a small, bright projector with an uncommon, for this price range, feature: HDR-compatibility. 

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Case

The HD28HDR has essentially the same case as Optoma's HD146X.

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Mini-zoom

The 28HDR has a rather meager 1.1x zoom, and no lens shift.

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Vents

Like most small projectors, it's a big part of the design to get the heat from the lamp out of the case as quickly as possible. 

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Topside buttons

In a pinch you can control the projector from the top buttons.

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Manual

Manual zoom and focus.

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Inputs

Two HDMI inputs. Only one is HDMI 2.0 and capable of handling 4K60 and HDR, which is fine.

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Feet

Only two of the three feet are adjustable, which is surprisingly common.

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Remote

The remote is exceptionally bright, and has buttons for inputs not found on the 28HDR.

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